Review 025 : M.A.I.M.- Hostëria

Country of origin: Italy

Genre: Folk/Power Metal
Year: 2014
Label: Crowns Studio

Hi guys I’m Daltor! This time I’m going to review a folk metal band with some power metal influences from Italy, called M.A.I.M.

I was impressed a lot by the good taste in musical arrangements of this EP, called “Hostëria”.

The first song is “Casera Death Trip”. The song talks about spending time listening metal with some good friends. Chorus are very good and easy to remember. There are also breakdowns played with folk instruments like Violins or Fiddles.

Next song, called “Quest for perfection”, is a classic power metal song, where the perfection means the “best pub” all over Italy. It is a mighty quest: everyone should try to find the best pub, where all can drink the best beer (you know, folk metal things). The band is devoted to instrumental parts, where we can find epic narrations.

“Polenta & Dragon” is the third song (Polenta is a typical Italian food). I think about a power metal parody, but the song talks about a quest to kill a mighty Dragon. We can see all the talent of this band on instrumental parts and the vocals are really good. Guitars play only rhythmic parts or melodic riffs.

The last song is “Blood Stained Walls”, an impressive work that go on for 9 minutes.

By the way, this one isn’t the best song of the EP. This song is monotonous, but the scream/growls vocals near the end are interesting

That’s all from Daltor. I must say, this band has a lot of skills, they made an high quality EP (remember, that’s the second EP).

I am giving a high vote, again.

Bye guys, stay metal! 

Vote: 87/100

Review 014: Folk Metal Jacket - Our War Has Begun

Genre: Folk Metal
Country Of Origin: Italy
Year: 2012
Label: Self-Released

Today I'll talk you about the first demo from the italian Folk Metal band Folk Metal Jacket.
This band, born in 2009, has published this  self-procuded demo, Our War Has Begun in 2012 and an ep Spill this Album, published by Moonlight Records, an interesting label that follow really closely the italian folk metal scene, this year.
After a good intro, there is the opener Faunalia, that immediatly shows all the characteristics of the band, indeed it's a funny folk metal song inspired by band such Finntroll and Trollfest( it's also remind me of the Canadian band Nordheim), with some really interesting banjo parts.
Every song in the demo is really  interesting: Mushrooms with its good chorus, Full of Beer Rivers, It's Not Easy To Be Green and the last song Alice In Paganland, maybe my favourite one of the demo, are all good exemple of Folk Metal but the thing that surprise me is that this young guys has created a personal sound, also due to the use of the banjo.
The lyrics are  usually funny celebration of alcool, or about war and parties.
 Eventually Our War Has Begun is a good demo that show us a good band that may have an interesting future.

Rating: 73/100

Review 011: Kanseil - Tzimbar Bint (2013)

Genre: Folk Metal
Country Of Origin: Italy
Year: 2013
Label: Self-Released

Over the past few years in Italy Folk Metal has achieved a big success, so a lot of band started playing this genre, sometimes with great results.
Bands like Folkstone, Furor Gallico, Draugr and Elvenking have acquited themselves like of the best metal band in Europe.
Besides them a lot of young interesting bands, in this country, are trying to emerging, bands like Evendim, Folkentroll or Folk Metal Jacket.
Today i want to talk you about another interesting young band: Kanseil,a band from Fregona, near Treviso, and in particular 'bout their demo Tzimbar Bint.
These guys in their songs talk about their land and his histroy, in particular 'bout the Cimbri.
The demo consists of two good folk songs: Lo Spirito Della Notte, with his spoken in italian, and Dar Bald Hat Geheft Zo Reda and of three Folk Metal songs: Genius Loci, that starts with some fantastic bagpipes, played in the way of Folkstone, to remember than something from Waylander, Mazharol a really good song with a fantastic chorus and Tzimbar Bint, the only song sang in italian,that without doubt is the best moment of the demo, and maybe one of the best songs of the genre released this year.
I think the demo confirm that the band is the Next Big Thing of the Italian Folk Metal
Rating: 79/100

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Review 002: Hypocras - Burning Drakkar (2010)

  
Genre: Viking Metal
Country Of Origin: Switzerland
Year: 2010
Label: Self-Released

Viking metal is nowadays one of the most popoular metal genre, a lot of new band start to play this kind of music, and despite it talks about Scandinavian history it's not impossible that band from Spain, South America or in this case Switzerland start to play this kind of metal.
Infact today i'll talk you about 'Burning drakkar'', an ep made by four songs, released by Hypocras, a young band from Geneve formed in 2006.
Their sound consists of a rough folk metal with flutes(used in a perfect way) and death metal influences.
All the songs in this ep are really powerful, with great riffs, chorus and with really good lyrics.
The first ep song is the titletrack a aggressive but melodic song with a strong riff a really good chorus, lyrics are a celebration of a viking warrior's death.
Hunting Troll, the second song, is faster rhan the title-track but it's likewise really convincing. The lyrics of this song is, in my opinion, the best in the ep, and talks
about the fight and glorious death of some viking warriors against a group of troll.
The last two songs are On path of my ancestors, another solid folk metal track, and Dance Of the Forest, a fantastic instrumental song (i really like its end with a flute part that reminds Inis Mona).
Support this band.
 
Rate: 84/100

Review 001: Evendim - Whiskey on Fire (2011)

Genre: Folk Metal
Country Of Origin: Italy
Year: 2011
Label: Self-produced

Yeah men, from the moment i became admin of this page i thought to review young metal band's album. Finally this moment is came.
I had some ideas about my first review, but i wasn't sure about which band was better to start.
Well... after s a lot of time i decided to review Evendim's demo Whiskey on Fire.
Evendim are a young band folk metal band from Giambassi Terme near to Florence.
The demo is made by three song The Boozer's rule, a really enthralling song about alchool, that remind me of alestorm(especially their second album).
The second song is Faraway so close, a tear-jerking irish ballad about lost love and broken hearts, with progressive veins. In my opinion this song is really a masterpiece.
The last song is the title track, the really anthem of the band.
The song starts with an accordion part, that will remain and will never came out from your mind. In this song the major influence is the one of korpiklaani.
In conclusion i think that guys will become one of the best folk metal band in italy and that this demo is a really good point of starting for their career.
Listen to it (it is all available on youtube) and support this fantastic band.
 
Rating: 83/100